Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
- Public
- City
- 30,923 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,808per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $88,71610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Virginia Tech is one of six senior military colleges in the country and one of only two with a corps of cadets inside a large public university. Cadets can train to commission into the military or take a citizen-leader track aimed at civilian careers.
Source: Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1280–1450Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
80% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.06. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 55%31,515 admitted of 57,755 first-year applicants
- ACT, middle 50%
- 28–32First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 1%Based on the 1% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,808full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $39,324sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,450Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $38,914Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $88,71610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,923Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 17%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 18%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- George Mason University Fairfax, VA — admits 87%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ — admits 58%
- Auburn University Auburn, AL — admits 46%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
- University of Connecticut Storrs, CT — admits 52%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA — admits 60%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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